TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE RESOLUTION C.5(XI) adopted on 28 …

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE RESOLUTION C.5(XI) adopted on 28 May 1964

INTER-GOVERNMENTAL MARITIME CONSULTATIVE ORGANIZATION ®

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COUNCIL - 11th session Agenda item 7

THE COUNCIL,

TECHNICAL ASSIST,ANCE

RESOLUTION C.5(XI) adopted on 28 May 1964

COUNCIL XI/Res . 5 1 June 1964 Original~ ENGLISH

HAVING CONSIDERED the report submitted by the SecretaryGeneral, pursuant to the Assembly's request (Resolution A.62(III)),

concerning the implications to the Organization of membership of the United Nations Technical Assistance Board,

DECIDES to request the Secretary-General to address a letter , annexing the text of the present resolution, to the Secretary- General of the United Nations for transmission to the President of the Economic and Social Council requesting that IMCO be made a member of the United Nations Technical Assistance Boar d,

ACCEPTS , as a basis for discussion between the SecretaryGeneral and the United Nations, the division of technical assistance responsibilities in the maritime field between IMCO and the United Nations as suggested by the latter and which is attached as an annex to this resolution,

REQUESTS the Secretary- General in the event that IMCO is accepted to membership on the United Nations Technical Assistance Board to seek arrangements whereby for the time being the United Nations will administer on behalf of the Organization such technical assistance projects as are assigned to IMCO by the Board .


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COUNCIL XI/Res.5

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ANNEX c:s, , _,,

COPY OF A LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF IMCO

FROM MR. WILLIAM R. LEON.ARD ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

UNITED NATIONS, N:8Vf Yff!J.K

TE 210 (2) IMCO

Dear Mr. Roullier,

DATED 12 MARCH 1964

Y.11::.., AIR~L\IL

SPECIAL DELIVERY

This is in reference to your letter of 23 January and 20 February concerning technical assistance projects in the maritime field. Because of illness Mr. de Breuvery, who was to have seen you in London, was not able to come.

Subsequently, the services of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs prepared a note on a possible division of responsibility in the ma~itime field between IMCO and the United Nationso I beli8ve that the note, together with its annexes, sets out a realistic arrangement in terms of specific areas of work. I should be happy to have your comments.

In addition, a further note has been prepared dealing with the request in your letter of 23 January for a brief note covering all technical assistance projects in the maritime field. I note particularly that there have been no projects received dealing with safety of life at sea or pollution of the sea by oil.

Yours sincerely,

(Signed) William R. Leonard Acting Commissioner for Technical Assistance

Attachmentsg 1. Note on the Division of ~esponsibility in the Maritime Field Between IMCO and the United Nations.

2. Note on the Request for a Brief Ileport on Technical Assistance Projects in the Maritime Field.


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28 February 1964

NOTE ON THE DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY IN THE MARITIME 1PIELD BETWEEN IMCO AND THE UNITED NATION'S

lo By the very nature of the two organizations, their composition, location and existing inter-relationships with other bodies, it would seem that the division of responsibility ·for the maritime field between IMCO and the United NationsY

falls very naturally into two main complementary fields of responsibility .•

2. IMCO appears to be the logical vehicle for all maritime matters of an international character which are of a regulatory nature or matters which affect international maritime standards, whereas the United Nations appears to be the logical vehicle for dealing with matters in the maritime field which reflect more or less directly on the overall economic development of the lessdeveloped countries, areas and regions.

3. Under this suggested division IMCO would be responsible for

all matters which require any form of international agreement or consultations at the national governmental level for their establishment, maintenance or enforcement, while the United· Nations would be responsible for all aspects affecting the interrelationship, co-operation and co-ordination of maritime and other forms of transport, maritime transport infra-structure, and other factors which affect the operation of an efficient national maritime transport system within the complex of world trade. Some suggested areas of responsibility to illustrate this are listed in annexes 1 and 2, together with an indication of the areas in which technical assistance programming may be required. It will be seen from reference to these annexes that~

1/ The office responsible for maritime transport at United Nations Headquarters is the Resources and Transport Branch of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs,


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in general, matters which have an economic repercussion on the development of the less-developed countries remain the responsibility of the United Nations, while matters which

.·• establish the international framework within which maritime transport must operate are the responsibility of IMCO, It is fully realized that the closest possible co-operation between the two organizations must exist and be maintained at all times as the subjects are so closely inter-related.


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18 February, 1964

(Annex I)

Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization

Some of the subjects listed below are already in being, while others cover fields in which hithsrto there has been no co-ordinated international activity but which are in need of early attention. Furthermore, IMCO would be the logical international organization to create liaison and co-operate with other international agencies whose work is related to or affected by maritime affairs, such as ILO, WMO, International Court of The Hague, etc.

Subject

1) Regulations for the prevention of collis~on at sea

2) Regulations for international waterways

(Canals such as the Suez, Panama, et~., and other narrow international waterways such as Bosphores and the Kattegat/Skagerrak)

3) Regulations for territorial waters

4) Regulations for safety at sea

Technical Assistance Requirement. (experts and/or fellowships)

Maritime Law

Maritime Law

Maritime Law

Life saving - search and rescue operations and equipment (in conjunction with WMO and ICAO) · Meteorology (in conjunction with WMO and ICAO) Radar, Loran, Decca, and other electronic navigational aids, the equipment, maintenance and operation Fire fighting, equipment, methods and international regulations Hydrography and marine surveying


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Subject

5) ShiE classification (Construction and building standards. Lloyds, Bureau Verita9, Norsk Veritas the American Bureau, etc.)

6) Uniform slstem of buoyage

7) International standar~s for the certification of shiEs officers

8) International Manning Standards and Crew Conditions

9) International Maritime Statistics

0) International Standards for Documentation

(Freight and passengers, bills of lading, customs papers, other inter-nationally required ships papers and certificates)

1) International tonnage measurement regulations

2) Prevention of oil }2ollution

3) International Codes and Signals

Technical Assistance Requirement (experts and/or fellowshiEsf

Naval architecture and engineering shipbuilding inspection, etc,

-['raining schools, training ships and other facilities, the training and examination of navigation

n engineers and radio officers and ~ther crew training (in conjunctio with ILO)

(In conjunction with ILO)

Maritime Law and Statistics

~s required in various fields outlined opposite

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Yiaritime Law - Equipment -~rocedures

See under 7)


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14) International load line regulations

15) Carriay of dangerous goods 1

16) Ship registration and "flags of convenience"

17) Marine Insurance (Ships only, not cargoes)

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Technical Assistance Requirement (experts and/or fellowships)

Maritime Law~ See under 5)

See under 4) and 5)

Maritime Law

See under 5)

It is understood that the convening of international conventions, meetings or seminars connected with the above listed subjects are the responsibility of IMCOo

y In co-operation with the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods.


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(Annex II)

United Nations

18 February 1964

(De~artment of Economi~nd Social Affai~s) (Resourc es and Transport Branch)

Subject

1) Ports and Off-shore Loading Structures

2) Shipyards

3) Ships and shipping lines

4) Cargo Handling

5) Marine Salvage and Towage

Technical Assistance Requirement (experts:End/or fellowships)

Operation and administration, construction, maintenance and requirements for development

Layout, operation and administration functioning

Operation and administration, maintenance, repair, requirements, freight rates (freight rates are usually determined by local Conferences and affect individual trade routes which affect a country's economy, therefore all freight rate matters should remain within this field of the Resources and Transport Branch

Equipment, maintenance, operations, warehousing, security, insurance (this is dependent on ship and port security and can affect freight rates)

Operations, equipment, maintenance and requirements


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Subject

6) Dredging

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Technical Assistanoe Requirement ( experts c_~naTor fellowship~

Operations 9 equipmont 9 maintenance and requirements

---------------=---+--_, __________ __,, _____ ~-----7) Navigational aids

(Not electronic but lighthouses, light ships, buoys, etc~)

Construction 9 operations and maintenance - requirements

It will be noted that all the foregoing covers only matters which lie within the power of a country to control the efficiency or otherwise and which will therefore reflect on its economy.

All seminars, visits, etc. 1 connected with the foregoing subjects remain the responsibility of the United Nations,


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28 February 1964

NOTE ON THE REQUEST FOR A BRIEF RLPOHT ON TECHNICAL ASS-ISTANCE PROJECTS IN TH.? M.AlUTIEE: FIELD

1. Concerning the requ0st of IMCO for a brief report on

technical assistance proj ccts in the ~iari time field, it should

be pointed out that periodic rr:;ports on this subject have been

forwarded to IMCO during the past few years. These were sent

under cover of the following letters, all file numb8r

TE 210 (2) IMCO, and all addressed to Mr, M. Higgins:

21 January 1960 26 February 1960 31 August 1960 28 February 1961 27 October 1961 17 August 1962

It is felt that the foregoing will prove of assistance in

locating these reports in the IMCO files.

2. It is impossible to provide the breakdown of information

requested, i,e,, "nature and size of each project, numbers and

grades of administrative and technical personnel required at

Headquarters, specifically for the execution of these projects 11 •

The maritime field is only one of the many aspects of the

overall technical assistance activity concerning the development

of under-developed countries cmd it is virtually impossible to separate it from the .whole.

3. However, to assist IMCO further in th2ir requirement, an

Annex is attached to this note giving detailed information on

technical assistance in the maritime field for the last five

year period, 1959 to 1963, inclusive. Owing to the short time available for preparation of the Annex there may be some very


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slight errors and omissions, but it is considered to be

sufficiently accurate for all practical purposes.

4, It is estimated that the financial cost of providing

experts and fellowships alone for the technical assistance in

the maritime field during the five-year period in question has

been in the region of a million and a half dollars, a general '

average of about $300,000 per year.

5. Further, and in continuation of IMCO's inquiry, it may be

stated _ th~t no proj ec~s ~h~_!~~~:Ve!'_hf:1,~-~-~~-~r had to be turned down for lack of a sui t~~~--~~8-<?_~n~ __ ?:_g~cy.


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(Annex)

Summary b Countr"f of Technical Assistance in the Maritime Field 1959 to 19 3 inclusive

ASIA

Countrx Activityll Experts Number of Man Mon~ Fellowshi:es

INDONESIA Naval Architecture 27 Inter Island Shipping 20 Marine Engineering 18 Shipping Statistics 24 Shipping Economics 60 Shipbuilding and

Repairs 12 1 Shipping M.ministra-

tion 1 Ports and Shipping

Organization 6 Ship Operations 1 Freight Rates 4 Port Administration 4 Port Operations 1

SOUTH PACIFIC REGION

SOLOMON ISLANDS Boatbuilding Courses 36 NEW CALITIONIA Boatbuilding Courses 24

PHILIPj?l.rJES Naval Architecture 12 Shipbuilding 38 1

1/ For brevity, "Activity" has been generalized as much as possible without, it is hoped, unduly detracting from the specific. For instance, some experts and fellows have dealt with a minor specific item of a general subject, such as "Hull Corrosion and Protection" which has been listed under "Shipbuilding" in the above list.,


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INDIA

SDJGAFO?Jj ( ]VIALL.YD IA)

HONG KONG

BURMA

JAPAN

CAMBODIA

CEYLON

KOREA

CHINA (TAIWAN)

THAILAND

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Port Development (Dredging)

Port Development Hydraulic Engineering (Coastal)

Lighthouse Engineering

Marine Engineering

Dockyards and Shipbuilding

Cargo Handling

Ship Designing

Shipbuilding and Repairing ·

Marine Engineering ( Civil :\

Marine Engineering (Civil)

Hydrography

Hydrography Ports and Shipping

Organization

Shipbuilding Port Construction Hull Inspection

Port Safety Shipbuilding Marine Engineering

(Ships)

Ship Navigation

Experts M~lJ·1,_c;m 19-~

11 29

10

16 12

18 2

4

8

1

1

12

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Number of Fello~ship§.

1

1

1

1

1 1 1

1 1

1

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Countr_x

UAR

C Ali.1EROUN

CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE)

COlifGO (LEOPOLDVILLE)

SENEGAL (RIVER BASIN)

GUINEA

SUDAN

DAHOMEY

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AFRICA

Activity

Hydraulic Engineering (Coastal)

Shipbuilding Shipyard Designing Port Operations Naval Architecture Ports and Shippi'ng

Admin. Port Planning

River Navigation

Ports and Shipping Admino

Port Accounting Transport Co-ordination

Marine Engineering (Diesel)

Port Development and River Navigability

Port Administration

Port Administration Marine Engineering

Port Administration

Experts Number of Man Months FellowshiP,s .. ___,...... ---

8 5 9

11 6 1

12 1

1

7

66

26

18

5

1

1 1

1


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EUROPE

Experts Number of Country Activity Man Months Fellowships

TURKEY Port Construction 3

GREECE Port Accounting 10 2 Port Operations 12 1 Port Construction 1 Port Administration 2

YUGOSLAVIA Freight Rates 2 6 Cargo Handling 4 Port Installations 4 Port Management 5 Ship Operations 4 Marine Salvage 1 Marine Law 2 Marine Towage 1 Port/Rail Economics 1 Shipbuilding 8

MALTA Yacht Harbours 2

POLAND Port Construction 1 Shipbuilding 4

SPAIN Port Administration 1


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Countr..l

JORDAN

ISEAEL

LEBANON

MIDDLE EAST

Activi:b:

Ports and Shipping Operations

Ports and Shipping Operations Port Security Marine Engineering (Civil) Meteorology

Experts Man Mo~

20

6

Port Safety Marine Engineering (Mechanical) Training Methods Naval Architecture


Number of Fellowships

1 1 1 1 1 1 2

3


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ARGENTINA

CHILE

COSTA RICA

MEXICO

EL SALVADOR

HAITI

URUGUAY

BRITISH GUIANA

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LATIN AMERICA

Activi!J:

River Navigation Port Accounting Port Administration Port Construction' Marine Salvage Ports Security


Port Accounting Port Organization Ship Operations Port Modernization Cargo Handling Cargo Equipment Maintenance

Marine Engineering (Mechanical)

Port Construction

Maritime Law

Port Administration

Coastal Shipping

Marine Salvage

Port Operations

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Experts Number of Man Months Fellowshi~

16 17

6 24 27 35

6 24

18

6

48

4

3

5

3 2 1 1

1

1

1

2


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INTER REGIONAL

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The Inter Regional Seminar on P~rts and Shipping was held in Copenhagen in 1959, 1962 and 1963. Approximately 30 participants of different nationalities attended each one, The Seminars and local tours to shipping facilities in neighbouring countries last approximately 5 weeks,


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